I've saved my progress as Kerned and tracked.psd.…And you may recall that we set up 365 as Point Text, meaning that this is text…that's aligned to a specific point.…And if I go ahead and press the T key, in order to get my Type tool, and click…inside of this text someplace, you'll see a baseline that's the horizontal line,…which is ultimately an imaginary guideline, upon which the characters rest.…And that line emanates from a single point.…

And when we're working with Flush left text, like this, then the point is on the…far left side of the baseline.…It would be in the center of the baseline with centered text, like so;…Ctrl+Shift or Command+Shift+C for Centered.…And it would be on the right side of the baseline if we were working with Flush…right text, Ctrl+Shift or Command+Shift+R for Right, and Ctrl+Shift or…Command+Shift+L for Left.…And I'm just changing the alignment by pressing those keyboard shortcuts.…Anyway, I am going to press the Escape key to abandon the Text Edit mode.…The thing about Point Text is you don't have any automatic wraps.…

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8/31/2010

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8/13/2010

Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, the second part of the popular and comprehensive series, updated for CS5, follows internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he dives into the workings of Photoshop. He explores such digital-age wonders as the Levels and Curves commands, edge-detection filters, advanced compositing techniques, vector-based text, the Liquify filter, and Camera Raw. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, and enhancing colors without harming the original image. Exercise files accompany the course.

Recommended prerequisite: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals.

Topics include:

Using blend modes, adjustment layers, and layer styles

Organizing a layered composition so it is fluid and editable

Creating and editing type in Photoshop

Using blur effectively

Using adjustment layers to add color

Combining layers into a clipping mask

Working with Camera Raw

Skill Level Intermediate

26h 24m

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Q: The instructions for installing the dekeKeys don't work on my computer (which is running Mac OS X Lion). Is there an update to these?

A: The dekeKeys distributed with this course will still work for Lion. You just need to add them to a slightly different folder than in previous versions of OS X.

Open a new Finder window and choose Go > Go to Folder. Type the following file path exactly as written below. Copying and pasting may result in an error.